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pstallwood
Feb 09, 2012Initiate
Administrator and password - Reset?
I haven't used my Readynas Duo for a while and have forgotten what username and password I set. I have tried to reset the password but neither my email address(es) nor my answer to the security que...
- Feb 10, 2012An OS Re-install will reset the admin password but leave data intact. See http://www.readynas.com/kb/faq/boot/how_do_i_use_the_boot_menu
See also http://www.readynas.com/kb/faq/boot/what_is_the_frontview_default_login_and_password_after_a_factory_default
If you really want to do a factory reset (wipes all data, settings, everything), I'd recommend doing that on 4.1.7 or later so that you get 4k sector partition alignment.
Dries1979
Feb 10, 2012Tutor
Thanks, I'll keep you posted on the progress! -back in around 4h :)
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